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WV getting $29 million to plug orphan oil & gas wells

Pennsylvania's Cost to Plug Old, Polluting Oil Wells Varies Widely

Pennsylvania has spent as much as $110,000 to stop pollution leaks at single oil and gas wells, while some wells may be plugged for as little as $1,000.

The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry's Slow Death

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The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry's Slow Death — ProPublica

Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.

WV leaders pro-gas and oil industry despite heavy costs | Legislative Session

West Virginia lawmakers, from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to the state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee, are siding with and pushing pro-gas and oil industry measures despite heavy costs to consumers and taxpayers. Manchin has opposed a White House liquefied natural gas, or LNG, pause while state lawmakers have advanced bills aimed at protecting the industry.

WV House committee OKs bill on well-plugging | Legislative Session

The West Virginia House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee approved a bill viewed as a legal shield for Diversified Energy Company, the nation's largest gas and oil well owner. The bill would loosen gas well-plugging regulation.

DEP requires more transparency regarding fracking chemicals

The Shapiro Administration, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is implementing new policies that will require operators to publicly disclose chemicals they use in drilling and hydraulic fracturing

More transparency about chemicals in drilling

HARRISBURG — The Shapiro Administration, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is implementing new policies that will require operators to publicly disclose chemicals they use in drilling and

West Virginia DEP still has oil and gas inspector shortage | Energy and Environment

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection still has a oil and gas inspector shortage, nearly a year after the state Legislature passed a law to address it. The DEP's Office of Oil and Gas is halfway to the 20-inspector goal contemplated with House Bill 3110.

Officials want to revisit issue of oil, gas inspectors